Lancaster County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lancaster County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.7%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.9 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.5 pp (10%) |